The Jami we know from various commercials and videos is broody, elusive and has some phenomenal projects to his credit, like Pal Do Pal, Chaye Chaye, Ankhiyan, Chal Dil Mere, Dhanni, Anjaane and many more. The Jami we don’t know is the man, who likes to speak up his mind, digs movies, is laid back. We take a peek on the other side of this director’s fence.
How does it feel to be known as the best video director in Pakistan?
I’m trying to enjoy it. Because when you’re at the …

Music has a greater influence than cricket, when it comes to improving Indo-Pak relations, believes Faisal Kapadia, lead vocalist of Pakistani band Strings. “In cricket one team wins and the other loses, while in the exchange of music concerts, it’s the audience that wins ultimately,” says he. Faisal alongwith Bilal, the lead guitarist, make up the band. Many a time they have performed live in India.
What’s the band’s take on the controversies of lip syncing, of late doing the rounds in India recently? “Often we are asked to do so …

Currently the biggest band in Pakistani pop Faisal and Bilal - the band duo - at churning out good music.
That’s what the music of the Pakistani band Strings is all about
Currently the biggest band in Pakistani pop, Strings has had a tumultuous history of disbanding and then reuniting. What hasn’t changed is the consistency of Faisal and Bilal — the band duo — at churning out good music.
“Music happened as a hobby, not a profession. We first met in college in Karachi. After producing two successful albums, we disbanded to …

As a six- year-old I could hardly understand music. But there was one tune, which I still remember humming in my class when I was in grade one. The song had a distinctly catchy tune and had taken the Pakistani Pop scene by storm. It started off as Sar kiye yeh pahar. Then suddenly the band who sang this song vanished. And when after eight years the Strings launched their smash hit album called Duur I realized that they were the same guys whose tunes infused a craze of music …

A composition by the Pakistani band Strings will feature on the soundtrack of the Hollywood film “Spiderman 2″.
“Earlier this year, Sony Pictures got in touch with us and said they wanted to include one of our Urdu songs,” band member Faisal Kapadia told IANS.
“This happened when we had just signed a deal for an album with Sony Music in India, which is the official licensee of Columbia Records that released the earlier soundtrack of ‘Spiderman’. So things worked out well.”
The new album, called “Dhaani”, was released in India where Strings …